How to make blackberry jelly and fruit cheese

We make blackberry jelly every year. This is how we do it. Visit www.self-sufficientinsuburbia.blogspot.com for more info.

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Howto & Style

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• blackberry
• jelly
• jam
• preserve
• sugar
• fruit
• cheese
• apple
• cooking
• kitchen
• cookery

[CraftsDotCupCake]

Hi, I'm going to try this recipe today or tomorrow.. I was just wondering, when you chop the apples do you cut anything off (skin of seeds..) ??

Thanks

[jonathanwallace]

@CraftsDotCupCake No, the skins, pips and cores all go into the pan as well.

[CraftsDotCupCake]

What other kind of apples can I use for this recipe? I haven't got access to an apple tree so it would have to be store bought.. Thanks :)

[jonathanwallace]

@CraftsDotCupCake Just about any kind of apple can be used. Apples are the source of pectin for this recipe which is why they are used to make jelly. I would recommend a tart variety if you are having to buy from a shop. Cooking apples would therefore be good. The best however are crab apples. Take a walk around your neighbourhood to see if any crab apple trees are growing.

[ignunited]

(eating apples) = what the hell you talking about

(cooking apples) = boiling or putting them in cakes etc

what the hell you talking about eating apples.

apples are apples they are not called eating apples. what do you do with apples you eat them, you dont call them eating apples.

[jonathanwallace]

@ignunited You obviously don't do much cooking!

[gelflingfaysuzanne]

@ignunited Eating apples are usually apples that go back quickly/ bruise easily, don't keep long in storage, and are generally sweet to the taste. These are what you eat when you pick, and you keep the others for longer term storage. It is like specifying which type of potato to use. Some are mealy, some keep longer. It has alot to do with how well it works in various recipes and its keep time.

[qupia]

@ignunited you really should open that big mouth and insert foot. Because to everyone out there who knows the difference between "eating" apples and "cooking" apples is embarrassed for you right now.

[CraftsDotCupCake]

@CraftsDotCupCake Thank you so much for your reply, I will try to find apple trees, however I do live in a less rural area which means we don't get so lucky with nature.. It was shocked to find the blackberries in the first place.. lol :) Anyways, thanks for sharing your recipe, I've watched a lot of them on youtube and yours is definately the one I am going to follow.. :) tfs

[LittoBUbbo]

@ignunited it was just an adjective so that other cooks out there know which apples are better for cooking due to liquid content and etc. sheesh